Intel Xeon Gold 6258R vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6258R and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 8% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64643 vs 55297

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 35.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64643 vs 55297

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 74°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2261

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2261

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64643

55297

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
PassMark - Single thread mark	2261	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	64643	55297

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$4523	$5383
Place in performance rating	386	398
Processor Number	6258R	8260M
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	28	24
Number of threads	56	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)